Landslide victim memorial to be unveiled
A memorial of a Derbyshire woman killed in a landslide in Dorset is to be unveiled.
Landslide victim funeral
The funeral of Charlotte Blackman from Derbyshire, who was killed in a landslide in Dorset took place yesterday.
Tributes to woman killed in landslip
Emotional tributes have been paid to 22-year-old Charlotte Blackman described as a ‘lively, fun-loving woman’
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Mourners wear flowers in memory of Charlotte
Mourners at the funeral of Charlotte Blackman wear flowers in memory of her.
The 22-year-old Derbyshire woman who died following a landslide in Dorset often wore flowers in her hair.
Mourners arrive at Charlotte Blackman's funeral
Mourners have gathered at the funeral of Charlotte Blackman, who died following a landslide in Dorset.
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Landslide victim funeral
The funeral of Charlotte Blackman from Derbyshire, who was killed in a landslide in Dorset took place yesterday.
Read the full storyGeological report shows landslide was caused by number of factors
An report from the British Geological Survey has shown that the landslide that killed Charlotte Blackman from Heanor in Derbyshire was caused by a number of factors, including the recent wet weather.
The Landslide Response Team visited the site in Dorset and found that fractures in the rock, from coastal erosion and bad weather, had undermined the cliff.
– Dr Helen Reeves, Head of the Landslide Response Team at the BGS“For this time of year, there have been an unusually large number of landslide events. This is reflected in the BGS National Landslide Database records which show 13 similar events have occurred in the past month. This is more than 10 times what might normally be expected at this time of year”.
Tributes paid to Derbyshire woman who died in a landslip
Tributes have been paid to a young woman who died after being buried under hundreds of tonnes of rocks following a massive landslip.
Charlotte Blackman from Heanor in Derbyshire was walking along a stretch of beach in Dorset when a cliff above her collapsed.
Emergency crews spent all day yesterday trying to find the 22 year old. But last night the search was called off after her body was found beneath the rocks.
Tributes to woman killed in landslip
Emotional tributes have been paid to 22-year-old Charlotte Blackman described as a ‘lively, fun-loving woman’
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Inquest opened into death of woman killed in landslide
The Coroner has opened and adjourned the inquest into the death of Charlotte Anne Blackman, the 22-year-old from Derbyshire who was killed when part of a 160ft-high cliff collapsed in Dorset.
Landslide death: Reaction from the fire service
Dorset Fire And Rescue Service has described yesterday's operation to locate the Derbyshire woman buried in the rubble on the beach at Burton Bradstock as an extremely difficult operation.
Speaking at a press conference, a spokesman said that they had always hoped to find her alive, and are deeply saddened by the loss.
Family liaison officers are with the relatives of the woman who was confirmed by her uncle as 22 year old Charlotte Blackman. She was on holiday from Derbyshire with her boyfriend, younger brother and father.
Charlotte was a regular volunteer of Derbyshire charity
22-year-old Charlotte from Derbyshire, killed in the landslide has been described as a "wonderful, wonderful young woman".
Read the full storyEyewitness tells how father was desperately trying to rescue his daughter from rubble
David Warren from Swindon witnessed yesterday's landslide in Dorset which killed 22-year-old Charlotte Blackman from Derbyshire.
After the first, smaller landslide, he tried to warn people to move away from the cliff.
"I got within 20-30 foot, the rocks were still falling and the Father and boyfriend were still, at that time, trying to dig the girl out, I said 'who's under there' and he said 'my daughter, my daughter.
"I said we can't do anything the rocks are too big, they were boulders really, you couldn't even more them by hand."
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